Hearing underway on proposal to keep tigers in Deer Creek Canyon

Opponents of a plan to house up to five white tigers in remote Deer Creek Canyon packed the Ventura County Planning Commission hearing room Thursday.

Wearing white “No Tigers” T-shirts, they listened as applicant Irena Hauser argued her case to the commission, stressing that her company, which loans the tigers to the entertainment industry for filming purposes, has a perfect safety record.